I envision time as a conveyor belt. Babies get born onto the belt, old folks drop off the belt when they die. The rest of us ride along on the belt. Living our lives as we move forward.

The on and off is not really an isolated event. Folks are there to greet the new arrivals. They planned and prepared for more life. Riders on the belt do things that affect others. Those effects do not end when that person drops off the belt.

So there is a beginning before the start and after-effects after the end.

That is a line.

A segment starts at a point and ends abruptly. There is no future beyond the segment’s endpoint. There is nothing else. This is a self-centered point of view.

If you live like a segment, you are in the now and focused on progress and finishing well.

If you live like a line, you appreciate the head-start you were given and feel obligated to leave a legacy for others after you are gone. This is an integrated and interdependent viewpoint. Things are never really about just you.

Which are you?

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